GONZALEZ-ALVAREZ HOUSE - THE OLDEST HOUSE

Gonzalez-Alvarez House - the Oldest House is a Florida historical marker in St. Johns County, dedicated 1986.

St. Johns County · dedicated 1986 · on St. Francis Street, next door to Tovar House., St. Augustine

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For more than three centuries this site has been occupied by St. Augustinians. Beginning about 1650, a succession of thatched wooden structures were their homes. This coquina stone house was built soon after the English burned St. Augustine in 1702, and originally was a one -story rectangle with two rooms. As times changed during the Spanish, British and American occupations, a wooden second story, an off-street porch, and other features were added. Preserved by the St. Augustine Historical Society since 1918, the house became a registered national landmark in 1970.

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Marker data: Florida Historical Marker Program, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State

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TOVAR HOUSEunder 1 mi
ST. AUGUSTINE SEA WALLunder 1 mi
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On the National Register nearby

Gonzalez-Alvarez House110 ft
Llambias House200 ft

Places within about 300 feet of this marker that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A nearby listing is not always the marker's own subject.